BSc in Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method 

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For all first, second and third year students in 2014-15  

Paper

Course number and title

See note

LSE100 The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things

Year 1

1

PH103

Reason Knowledge and Values: An Introduction to Philosophy

2

PH101

Logic

3 & 4

Two approved papers taught outside the Department

Year 2 

5

PH201

Philosophy of Science or

PH203

Philosophy of the Social Sciences or

 

PH213

Scientific Revolutions: Philosophical and Historical Issues or

PH220

Scientific Method and Policy (n/a 14/15) or

 

PH219

Governing Knowledge: Foundational Issues in Science Policy (H) AND PH231 Evidence and Policy (H)

6, 7, & 8

Three from:
Up to three papers from the Philosophy Selection List below
An approved paper outside the Department

Year 3

9, 10, 11 & 12

Four from:
The Philosophy Selection List below
An approved paper taught outside the Department

Notes

LSE100 is taken by all students in the Lent Term of Year 1 and the Michaelmas Term of Year 2. The course is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification.

 

Philosophy Option List

PH201

Philosophy of Science

PH203

Philosophy of the Social Sciences

PH211

Philosophy of Economics

PH213

Scientific Revolutions: Philosophical and Historical Issues

PH214

Morality and Values

PH217

Set Theory and Further Logic 

PH219

Governing Knowledge: Foundational Issues in Science Policy (H)

PH220

Scientific Method and Policy (n/a 14/15)

PH221

Problems in Analytic Philosophy

PH222

Philosophy and Public Policy

PH225

Business and Organisational Ethics (H)

PH227

Genes, Brains and Society (H)

PH228

Emotion, Cognition and Behaviour: Science and Policy (H)

PH229

Global Justice (H)

PH231

Evidence and Policy (H)

PH299

Essay on an approved subject in Philosophy (3rd year only)